Shock absorber



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ay 3l 9 F. F. LANDls sHocK ABsoRBER Filed oct. '7, '1924 Patented May 31, 1927.

FRAM; r. Lluvnrs, or WAYN'EsBoRo. PENNSYLVANA.

SHOCK .ABSORBER Application med october 7, 1924. serial No. 742,248.

AMy said invention relates to a hydraulic shock diffuser for vehicles and it is an object thercof'to provide a device of this char- Va'cter containing fluid protected against the vactlon of a1rso as to prevent foaming, wlnch commonly occurs in shock absorbers of this character and'which 4causes the diffuser to v lose in efficiency due to loss of fluid.

'Another object is to provide a device of this character in which the parts shall be readily dcmountable for inspection and reairs. i) Another object of the invention is to pro-A vide a device of this character in which noise shall be eliminated to an unusual degree.'

. Referringto the accompanying drawings, which are made a pa'rt hereofand on which similar reference characters indicate similar parts, I'

Figure 1 is a plan, and

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In the drawings reference character 1() indicates a member of the vehicle Aframe. to which the shock diffuser is attached by means of anchor bolts 11 and 12. are so located relatively-'to the :housing and its contained parts as to be readily applicable tol-almost any of the various constructions found between the running gear and the body of an automobile. comprises a casing including a-` housing-13 having an open lower end and a tank or re-A ceptacle 14 for holdlng liquids (usually'oil) fitting at itsupper end about a flange 15 on the housing 13. Thefoil receptacle is held in place by means'of a bail 16 eXte'ndingvunder the same midway of itsv sides andsecured to the housing 19.1and theflanges providing 'a journal forv by a pair of screws 17. At the upper end of the'casing there is a pivot 18vbearing. a'body-.19 having the general form of a cylinder and having :1n-.integral l paar' of flanges 20 one ateach end -of the body. A pair ,of pins 21 and 22 extend through the flanges and said pins form means for connecting a pair:Y of levers 23 vand 24 to the flanges 20 to move therewith, the body the said levers; In thepresent embodiment of my invention the pivot 18 is in the form of a bolt missing through the casting which includes flanges 20 and body 19. The lbolt also passes through the circular butt ends of twiulevers 2 3 and 24, the head of the bolt and the nut 25 on the boltl serving -to-.sec'ure said parts .rigidlytogethen The end of the Flgure 2, a. vertical section on line22- The anchor boltsv The shockdiffuser i pins 21 and 22 ane flush with the outer surfaces ofthe levers 23 and 24 land serve to unite the flanged casting rigidly to the levers to move therewith on the pvot 18.

The flanged casting may be made of bronze or brass :for convenience in-machining and if so will .have its end covered bv' caps indicated at 26 held in place by the levers 23 and 24. The pins are reventedfrom longitudinal displacement by 27. At their .free end the levers are connected by a pin 28, av pulley 29 being interposed between them over. which a cable 30 passes. 'Ihe pulleyhas guides 31, 31 and `32 for the cable which is to one of the springs supporting the body of thc vehicle as by attachment to an axle or other elei'nentof the running gear or anyl plvoted at 38 to 'a piston 39'in the shape of a. hollow cylinder having a its upper end. The passave at the upper end of the cylinder is closed hy a'valve 40 havin'g a stem 41 surrounded-by a flanged sleeve 42 -held in -place byla cotteripin or the like; lThe sleevesupports a coiled spring 43 lwhich rests at its upper end against a flat bar 44 through which the stem 41 extends. The spring thus serves to draw the valve down on its seat causing it to close more promptly than by its own gravity. The valve is held in central position by downwardly extending lingers 45 bearing at their endsagainst the inner surface of the ll allow piston'.

' passage through situated near one end of the tank 14 and low enough so that the oil in the ltank always seals the cylinder. Preferably the oil level means of washers' secured directly or indirectly cylinder 34. A passage 35 extends .1

vThe vother pin 22 The. cylinder and piston j ust described are I is kept near the upper end of the cylinder as illustrated in Figure l2. Near the v opposite end of the tank or in any convenient location a plug 4G has threaded engagement with a depending portion of thecasmg 14, the plug being apertured to receive the'pivot 47 of a` pair of levers 48 pivoted'at the other end concentrically with the connecting rod 37 on the piston pin 38.v

A block 49 forms a bridge between the twin levers rigidly securing the two to 'each its seat in upper end -'1ty, t erefore the Ela other and said block has a depression at its upper end in which is supported for universal movement the lower end-which may be approximately spherical-of a socket meniber 50 which has a collar 51 forming a support for one end of a helical spring 52. u rod 53 extends through' the helical spring into the socket said rod having a collar 54 supporting the. other end of the spring, the collar being threaded on the rod. he rounded upper end of the rod is pivotally supported in a depression formed in a threaded lug 5 5 situated in a threaded hole in the casing 13 and adjustable to vary the tension of the spring. l

In the operation of my device the levers 23 and 24 will move upward relative to casing 13 about the pivot 18 when the wheel, on the road, strikes a ridge or other cause of road shock causing spring compression. The levers 23 and 24 move upward relative to the housing 13 to move cylinder 34 upward and iston 39 downward producing a void in cylinder 34 during all auto sprin compression movements, be they short or ong. This void is instantly filled by a free flow of oil, or other liquid, through. the large valve 40 in upper end of piston 39. This valve is instantly closed at, or before, the start of auto springrecoil by the light'tension of spring 43 the torsionv of which is about lequal to the ravity of valve 40 causing 'it to close upon 'of piston 39 more prom tly than it will close by its own gravoil or other liquid is trapped within cylinder 39 before the start of auto spring recoil therefore a hydraulic resistance which is always in exact proportion to the speed of spring recoil is obtained. through the restricted by-pass 35 and 36 and any leakage that may be around the outside of pfston 39 and the inside of cylinder 34. The said resisted discharge from saidcylinder is always violent, but being discharged agitation of the to control of automobile springrecoils.

device,

downward and much below the oil level in the oil retainer 14 prevents all possibility of surface of oil level, preventin all possibi ity of forming or causing a frot on top sur ace, which would veryl quickly saturatekv the entire body of oil in retainer 14 and practically defeats a prcgr y for said purpose, that will produce sufficient agitation on the top surface of a liquid, to form or produce a froth, or frothing on said surface, will defeat a proper hy draulic control of automobile spring recoil.

ToA retain a, constant bearing in all'movable joints, (from the axle of the car, to the h draulic resistance' between' the top end o iston 39 and the closed end of an inverte cylinder 34) in the direction they are during hydraulic resistance, to prevent rattling during Aautomobile spring compressions when there is little o'r no pressure on acercas said joint, in this construction, l provide a spring as 52 to hold all of the working joints in contact in the direction they hold durino hydraulic resistance to auto spring recoi which may be accomplished in various ways. In this form of my h draulic shock diuser, l employ a spring as 52 of such strength that i will hold all joints incontact in the direcf tion they are duri-ng automobile spring rey coil, by a short range of distortion of spring 52 during the maximum movements of all moving details. The spring 52 is compressed by the adjusting screw 55 to a tension sufficient to hold the arms 23 and 24 to their limitof .upward movement. In this construction the spring 52 exerts its force down upon from its fulcrum, the work end of lever 48 being ivoted to the joint connecting a hook link to piston 39 said link being pivoted to the crank 22 in journal 19 to each end of which is clamped said lever 23 and 24- therefore the compression of sprin 52 h'old said levers up and all working joints in contact as they are during hydraulic resistance or recoil movements of the automobile spring. This construction eliminates all lost motion thatmay occur by loose lits of said joints, eliminating rattle and lost motion between the hydraulic resistance elements in cylinder 34 during all and the car axle, as' any lost motion between the axle 'and thev hydraulic resistance elements would permit vil() lever 48 at a short distance mingled with the oil.

the oil and forces its way out through any small cracks or openings. i Where, as in my device the air cannot mingle with the oilin the actual shock diffusing process no appreciable froth will be formed and the oil level will practically always be below the level `of-any joints or cracks between the parts, hence the loss of oil will be reduced to the smallest possible limits.

It should be noted that the flanges 2() are protected by annular flanges on the housing, and that thejoints between these parts are covered b the caps 26 so as to exclude dust and gritv ere as wellas at other points on the outer faces of said flanges. v

It' should also be noted that the action of spring 52 is approximately constant in all its positions. thelower end-of socket member 50 is at all times vhigher than a This is due to the fact that.

the pivots at 47 and 38, and to the additional fact that the end of such socket member is rather close to pivot 47. When the levers 23 and 24 are moved down the end of the socket member moves on a short radius about pivot 47, and as the sp1-in is compressed the a sleeve on the iournal) wherebv friction is greatly'reduced as compared with a struc-v turein which the pulley tits closely on its 1journal. Ihis is particularly important during the recoil of the vehicle Springs at 'which time the levers 23 and 24 are pulled down violently by the cable, with heavy friction on the parts above referred to.

The housing 13 is spaced from the frame member to which it is secured by bolts 1l and 12, by means of s acers 56 on said bolts'. Each` spacer has a ine contact with the housing, e. g. along a horizontal line, and a line' contact with the'framemember lat rightl angles to the other line,i.-e. along a vertical line, thoughthe specific location of the lines may be'va'rie'd to suit particular conditions. The tension on the bolts being very hea'vy is liable to distort the housing or the'frame member .in the absence of some such compensating means las is supplied by the spacers 56.

It -will be obvious to those skilled in the art that my device may'be modified in various ways without departing from the spirit .of the invention andtherefore I do not limit myself to what is shown in the drawings and described in-the'speciiication but only as indicated lin the appended claims. v Having thus fully described my said 'in vention what "I claim as new `'and desire to secure by Letters' Patent is: l

1.- In a hydraulic shock diffuser, a container for liquid, an inverted cylinder openv at the bottom end'only sealedby theliquid,

-a piston in the cylinder, and'means for moving'A the cylinder and piston relatively to each other while keeping the interior' ofthe cylinder free of air substantially'as set forth.

2. In a hydraulic shock diffuser, a container lfor la body- "of liquid supported in fixed position on a. vehicle'fraine, a cylinder o ning below the surface of the liquid, a

istonzm the cylinder, yand means for movmg the cylinder and thejpiston each relatively to the container inv response vto' the ree coil from roadeshocks without access of air asset forth. ,v

3. In a hydraulic shock diffuser, a container.or a body ofliquidadapted to be supported in Vfixed osition .on a vehicle frame, a .cylinder sea ed atits lower end by *tothe interior' of the cylinder, substantially the liquid, said cylinder being otherwise imperforate a piston in the'cylinder, andmeans for moving thecylinder andthe piston rel'atively to each other in-.responseto the re` coil of a vehicle spring, substantiallyvas set forth. r .Tl

4. In a' hydraulic shockdii'user, a. con,- tainer for a bdy of liquidadapted to be lsupported in fixed posltioi'i` on a--rvehicle frame, an inverted cylinder sealed by the liquid, said cylinder being open at its bottom end only a piston in the cylinder, and means for movingl the cylinder and the piston-relatively to each other in response tothe recoil of a vehicle spring, substantially as set forth.

5. In a shock diffuser for vehicles, ac'oni` 1 tainer for Huid adapted to be` attached to-fa vehicle body, oppositely movable mcmbeirsj:

therein, a horizontal journal at the vupper endfn 0i the device, levers fixed to the journal atvi opposite sides with their common fulcrum at 4 the axis of sald Journal, andwconnections from the freeends ofthe levers to an unsprung part of the vehicle whereby the'sarner,

shock diffuser may be connected interchangeably adjacent any wheel of a vehicle, substan-A tially as set forth."

6. In a hydraulic shock'diffuser'fav conk tainer for fluid' adapted to'be--attachdcto a vehicle body, oppositely movable members fin.

the container-,Jalever pivoted on the'slioek. f diffuser, :alined oppositely-movable members hinged to the lever at opposite sides of t-liej. pivot of the lever, and connections. from the' free end o'l' the lever to an unsprung part of?v the vehicle, substantially as set forth.-

' 7. In. a hydraulic. shock diffuser for ve-,fj v hicles, a Areceptacle for a body of liquid, a-

cylinder open only beneath vthe level of thof liquid,ya iston in the ciylindery said piston'- lia.

havinga ongitudinal passage, a valve clos-",

ing` thepassage during the 'recoil .movementffl of tho adjacent vehicle spring,. and means for-i-v moving the cylinder downward during such-fgrecoil movement Substantiall as set forth.

8. In a hydraulic-shock di user for spring supportedve'hieles, a receptacle for a'body of liquid, a cylinder'open only beneaththe level'- or' the liquid, a piston in thecylin'derf said piston havinga longitudinal' passagga Valve ment of the adjacent vehicle spring,r and a spring biasing the valve tol Tard closed posivtion, substantiall as set forth'.-

9'. Ina'hydrau 1c shock diffuser for spring*-V supported vehicles,a receptacle for a .body i 4of liquid, va cylinder open only beneaththe level ofthe liquid, a piston in the'cylinderv said piston having a longitudinal passage, a

lclosing the passage during the recoil movevalve' closing the passage during the recoil movement of the adjacent vehicle sprmg, and

i' a lov-'pass leading from the cylinder to a point below the levclof the body of liquid,

substantially as set forth.

'10. In ahydraulie shock diffuser for springsupported vehicles, a receptacle for a body of liquid, a cylinder open only at the lower` eudbeueath the level of theliquid, a piston 1'0 movable relativcly'to the cylinder .said piston having a longitudinal passage, a valve closing the passage during the recoil movement of the adjacent vehicle spring, and connections from the running gear of the ve l5 hicle to one of said relatively movable ele- .ments, substantially as set forth.

1l. In a hydraulic shock diffuser, a housing, apair of levers at opposite sides of the housing pivotally mounted in 'the upper part $9 of the same said levers being joined at their ends remote from the housing, a flexible coni neetion from the joined ends `of the levers down to an unsprung'part of the vehicle, and a pair of anchor bolts located respecl tively above the housing and at the side re 'mote from the joined ends of said levers for securing the housing to the-vehicle body, substantially as set forth.

12. In a shock diffuser, a housing, .aA bolt 3f passing through the housing, a journal pivotally mounted on the bolt, a loose pinex-V tending throuo'h the jour-nal parallel to the .axis thereof, ajlever held in place on the journal by said bolt andpin, and a movable 35 shock-.diffusing element journalcd on said pin, substantially as set forth.

13. In a shock diffuser, a housing, n. bolt n passing through the housing, a journal pivotally mounted on the bolt said journal having flanges at opposite4 sides, a loosepin ex-. Vtending through the` flanges parallelI to the axis thereof a lever held in place on the jourlnal by said'bolt and pin, and a movable. shock-diffusing element journaled on said` pin, substantially as set forth.

14. In a shock diffuser, a housing adapt-ed f to be connected to one of two relatively movable elements, a bolt extending transversely thereof, a journal on the bolt, one or more levers removably secured to the bolt externally of the housing, connections from said,

levers removably secured/to the 'bolt exten.

nally of the housing,connections from said levers for attaching them to the other of said movable members, and removable means for securing the levers to the journal said means being equally spaced from the axis of the ier-:anse

journal at opposite sides thereof, substantially as set forth.

16. In a hydraulic shock diffuser, a housing, a bolt extending transversely thereof for attachment to the vehicle body, a journal on the bolt, one or more levers removably secured Lo the journal externally of the housing, connections from said levers adapted to be attached to an unsprung part of a vehicle, removable means securing the levers to the joui-nal, and relatively movable shock-diffusing elements also connected to said means, substantially as set forth.

17. In a hydraulic shock ,diffuser for vehicles, a tank containing a body of liquid,

a bolt extending transversely thereof, a.

journal on the bolt, one or more levers removably secured to the journal externally of the housing, connections from said levers V adapted to be attached to an unsprung part of the vehicle, removable pinsl equally spaced from the axis of the journal at opposite sides thereof, and a cylinder and piston be-- ing supported by the respective pins, substantially as set forth. 18. In a hydraulic shock diffuser, a tank containing a body of liquid, a bolt extending transversely thereof, a journal on the bolt, one or more levers removably secured to the bolt externally ofthe housing, means for connectingsaid levers to an unspru'ng part of a vehicle, removable pins equally spaced from the axis of the journal at opposite sides thereof, a cylinder depending from one of said pins and beingsealed by the liquid, a piston in the cylinder, a connecting rod Afrom the other in to the piston, a leverpivoted at one endp to the casing and at the other to the piston pin, .and a spring actingonsaid lever to take up wear in the connections from the cylinder and piston to said levers, substantially as set forth.

19. In a shock diffuser, a housing, a bolt 'extending .transversely thereof, a journal on the bolt, one or more levers removably secured to the bolt externally of the housing, connections from said levers to an unsprung part of a vehicle,'removable pins equally spaced from the axis of the Ajournal at opposite sidesthereof, a cylinder and a piston journaled on sai'dpins, a spring in the cas- .ing, and connections from the spring to compensate for Wear 1n the' connections from the cylinder and piston to the levers, substantially as set forth.

20, Ina hydraulic shock diffuser, a tank containing a body of'liquid, a bolt extendi ing transverselythereof, a journal on the bolt,one or more levers removably secured to the bolt externally of the housing, conthereof, a-cylinder depending from one-ofsaid pins and being sealed bythe liquid, a

ynec'tionsV from said levers toan unsprung I 'piston-in the cylinder, the other pinto the bolt, one or more levers removably. secured to the bolt externally of the housing, connections 'from said levers to an unsprung part of a vehicle, removable pins equally spaced from .the axis of the journal'at `opposite sides thereof, a cylinder depending from ing through sai one of said pins and being sealed by theliquid, a piston in the cylinder, a connecting rod from the other pin to the piston, a lever pivoted at one end to the casing and at the other to the piston pin, a spring in said casing acting on said lever to take up .wear in the connections from the cylinder and piston to said levers, anda'screw plug'cxtending through said casing for adjusting the tension of the spring, substantially as set forth. v 22. In a hydraulic shock diffuser, a casing adapted to containv a body of liquid, a journal ittingin openings in the Wall of the casing, capslgfitting-over the ends of the journal, levers resting a ainst the caps, pins extendd journals caps and levers, a bolt also extending through said parts, means on said bolt for holding the' pins inplac'e, and connections from'said pins to relatively movable shock diffusingmembers, substantially as set forth.

23. In a hydraulic shock diffuser, a casing adapted to contain a body of liquid, a

Y journal fitting in openings in the Wall of the casing with flanges thereabout 'concentric with saidl 'ournal, caps 'at the ends of the journal fitting about said flanges, levers resting against th caps, pins extending throughv said journals caps and levers, a bolt also ex-v Atending through said parts, means on said bolt for holding the pins in place, and'connections from said pins to relatively movable shock diffusing members, substantially as set forth.

24; In a-shock diffuser, a casing ladapted to be secured to one oftwo relatively movable parts, a movable shock diffusing element therein,`means for connecting said element Y to the other of said relatively movable parts,

. forth.

,and resilient means whereby a constant pressure is maintained. on the connections between' all of said parts, substantially as set 25. In alshock diffuser, a casing adapted t'o be secured to one of two relatively movable parts, a lever pi'voted on the casing said lever adapted to be connected to the other of said movable parts,two movable shock dif= fusing elements in the casing connected to 'the lever at opposite sides of its pivot, and

resilient means whereby a constant pressure is maintained on the connections between all of said parts, substantially as setforth.

26. In a shock diffuser, la casing adapted to be secured to one'of two relatively movable parts, a inovable'shock diffusing element therein, means for connecting said element to lthe other of said relatively movable parts,

of said movable parts, two movable shock diffusingelements in the casing connected-to the lever at opposite sides of its pivot, alever in the easingconnected to one of said shock diffusing elements, and resilient means acting on said lever to prevent lost motion between the parts due to movement of the fli'stnamed lever,.substantially` as set forth.

28. In a shock diffuser, a housing for connection to one ofy two relatively movable parts said housing being vopen at the bottom,

a tank having at its upperA end a sliding fit .v with the housing, and a bail pivoted to the housing said bail extendinV underneath the tank to hold it in place, su stantially as set forth.

v29. In a shock diffuser,'a housing for/con? v- A nection to one of two relatively movable parts said housing being open at the bottom, a laterally fi'attened tank having at its'upper end a sliding fit with the housing, anda bail pivoted to the housing said bail extending lengthwise underneath the tank to hold.

it in place, substantially as set forth.

30. In ashock diffuser, a casing adapted to be secured to one of two relatively mov.- able parts, movable shock diffusing means therein, connections Ifrom said means to the other of lsaid relatively movable parts including a lever, a pivot at one endtheieof, a guide-pulley on the pivot vhaving a journal,-

vvopening much larger than the diameter of the pivot, and a cord passing over the pulley,

substantially as set forth. 3l. Iii a shock diffuser, a Casingadapted to be secured to one of two relatively movableV parts, movable' shock diffusing means' therein, connections from said means to the other of said relatively movable parts including twin levers, a pivot at one end tlieieof between the 'twin lever members, a guidepulley on the pivot having a journal-opening much larger than the diameter of the pivot, and -a cord passing over the pulley, substantially as set forth.

r set forth.

- above-named movable parts,

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32. In ashock diffuser, a housing, a lever pivoted thereon, means to connect the free end of the lever to an unsprung part of the i vehicle, movable shock-diffusing meansconnected to the lever adjacent said pivot, a pair of bolts locatedrespectively 'above the pivot a-nd at the side-remote from the fi'eeend of the lever, ing and the body of the vehicle each spacer having line contact-s on opposite faces at right `angles to each other with the housing and said body respectively, substantially as 33. In a shock tachment to a vehicle body, bolts connecting said parts, and spacers. having line contacts on4 opposite faces y with said body and said housing said line contacts being at right.

. in the cylin er, means connecting the piston tov said levers including a'pistonV pin and a connecting rod, a lever pivoted to the piston pin and lto said casing, and a spring acting on the last-named-,lever the connections between said parts, substantially as set forth. 35. In a shock diffuser for spring vehicles, a casing onthe vehicle body containing a body of liquid, one or more levers pivoted on the casing and connected at their free' ends to an unsprung part of the vehicle, a cylindrical casing 'sealed by the liquid, a piston in the cylinder, means connecting the piston to said levers including a piston pin and a connecting rod, twin levers pivoted to the casing and to the piston pin at opposite sides of the connecting rod, a block between said levers having a depression atone side, a spring support pivoted at one end in said depression, means on the casing forming a pivotal support for `the other end of the spring support, and a spring on the support acting through the twin levers to .compensate for wear in the connections between the set forth.

36. In a shock the combination of a hollow housin bearings located in opposite walls t reciprocating cylinder journaled in sai one or more vhaving ereof, a

housing havin uniform vertical' sides makingit Janusaced whereby it may be secured -to either the right'or the left side of and spacers between the hous diffuser, a housing for 'i at'- the vehicle body containing al to prevent noise in substantially as diffuser for automobiles,

cranlrs between said -journa soscillating with saidcylinder saidl 37. In a shock diifuser'for automobiles, a Janus-facedhousing arranged to be secured to an automobile frame, having journals at its ends, an oscillating crank on the block between said journals, a shock-diffusing'element pivotally connected to said crank, andlevers secured to opposite ends of said cylindrical block, substantiallyas set forth.

38. In a shock housing provided with twin bearings sai housing adapted'to be attached to thel frame of air automobile', an oscillatory cylinder having twin journals in'said bearings, twin cranks on said cylinder, shock diffusing elements connected to said cranks, twin levers secured to the ends of said journals, and

means for attaching said levers to an un. sprung part of an automobile, substantially as set forth.

- 39. In a hydrauh slioclr'diffuser-for automobiles, a housing forming a base for attachment to an automobile frame, a quicklydetachable liquid retainer coacting with said housing to form a chamber, and shock dif-- @fusing means in vsaid chamber, substantially j as set forth. f 40. In a hydraulic shock diffuser for automobiles, a Janus-faced housing, shock-diffusing devices supported thereby, means at' both sides of the housing for operating said shock diffusing devices, and connections therefrom to an unsprung part of an auto` mobile, substantially as set forth.

41. In a hydraulic shock diffuser, a cylinder open at the bottom and otherwise im perforate, a piston, an intake valve on the piston, a hook-shaped link pivotally secured at one end tothe piston, vand means connected to the Aother end of the-link for actuating it to loperate said piston, substan tially .as set forth.

a cylindrical blockv diffuser for automobiles, a

42. In a hydraulic shockdiffuser for auto- .A i

mobiles, an inverted cylinder pivoted at its upperend, `a reciprocating piston within said cylinder, means 4for moving one of said elements relatively to the other, and a free iniakehvalve on the piston, substantially as set ort 43. In a hydraulic shoclr diffuser for 'aufod on the housing said bail engaging under-v for holding it in place,

neath the retainer substantially as set forth. I

In witness whereof, I have my hand at Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, this thirtieth day of September, A. D. nineteen hundred and twenty-four.

' FRANK F. .LANDIS.

hereunto set' 

